The Robot Navy

A new Popular Science article with the colorful title, Robot
Subs Go To War, describes the latest Navy AUVs. It's unclear whether
or not any of the latest generation of AUVs are ready for use in the
upcoming Iraq conflict but it is clear a lot of progress has been made.
Also included is an AUV
photo gallery and an interview
with Clayton Jones, a lead developer of the (non-military) Slocum
Glider AUV.